What Is Trust?

Trust is based on the principle of reciprocity which binds society together. In value exchange trust occurs when we receive something, based on the “perception” or “feeling” that we are receiving what we expect.

From the emotional stand point we feel trust, when we expose our vulnerabilities to others, believing they will not take advantage of our openness. There are some emotions we associate to trust: companionship, friendship, love, agreement, relaxation, comfort.

“Trust means being able to predict what other people will do and what situations will occur. If we can surround ourselves with people we trust, then we can create a safe present and an even better future”

The “golden rule”, “Do unto others as YOU would have them do unto YOU” is a simple and great formula for creating trust. Trust is a mental and emotional state which can not be measured directly. Barbara Mitzal points out that trust, makes social life predictable and creates a sense of community and makes it easier for people to work together.

Individuals and organizations must build trust to become successful. We build trust by doing something kind, helpful or useful for somebody else everyday. We must have a helpful attitude: To succeed as individuals and organizations we must find ways to help others solve their problems or give them something they need.

Whether as individuals or organizations it is better to be “green and growing” and embrace a lifelong learning experience to become more competent every day.

We must make decisions, whenever we decide we move forward, and by deciding we learn to take better and better decisions to help others and ourselves. Even bad decisions are better than indecision, because the later paralize and endanger the general purpose of going forward and becoming better individuals and organizations.

For the achievers of this world mistakes are learning lessons. We should be ready to trust our guts and our intuition. There should be a match between what we talk and do, which is called congruence, which is crucial to build trust and maintain it.

Our integrity should be unquestionable. The Us Military Academy, West Point code of honor reads: “I will not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do”. Successful living means doing the harder right than following the easier wrong.

Communication is trust building. Great leaders communicate often and well. When a child is told to do something, they frequently ask ¿why? Adults are no different. We want to know why we have to do something or why we go in one direction or another. We should state our intent clearly and repeat it in such a way we are not misunderstood.

It is emotionally intelligent to take full responsibility for what we do and where we are, without excuses or rationalization. Charles Swindoll said: “10% of success in life is what happens to YOU; 90% is what you do with what happens to YOU.

It is emotionally intelligent to admit when we do not know something, and follow the expert guide of those who are more knowledgeable in areas we are not very competent. Great leaders empower others by delegating without abdicating the final responsibility.

Trust is FAITH and the enemy is doubt. Let´s fill our mind with thoughts of faith, confidence, hope, charity and positive experiences. We must build that shared belief that we can depend on each other to achieve a common purpose.

Life is about building relationships which requires the building of trust. We are used to have the expectancy that we can rely in the words of others. Trust and relationships are built through integrity and consistency in our relationships.

To be successful with our teams we need mutual trust, shared values, an inspiring vision, complimentary skills and lead people by placing trust in people.

To build trust and good relationships we have to learn to listen. A conversation is a relationship and effective communication is paramount to building relationships and influencing people.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. And the most important and closest relationship is the relationship with ourselves. We have to coach, love and care for us for what we are and for what we want to become.

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Thanksgiving: The Abundance And Prosperity Holiday

As per George Bush proclamation of the 2007 thanksgiving day, “Since the first National Day of Thanksgiving was proclaimed by President George Washington, Americans have come together to offer thanks for our many blessings. We recall the great privilege it is to live in a land where freedom is the right of every person and where all can pursue their dreams.”

November 22 of 2007 is Thanksgiving day in the United States, to commemorate the “Pilgrims” celebration in 1621 for the good harvest after years of sorrow, starvation and privations. The first Thanksgiving day after the American Revolution was November 26 of 1789, and was proclaimed by then president George Washington.

Thanksgiving Day, became a national annual Holiday, after 1861 when Abraham Lincoln proclaimed one and in 1941 Congress passed a joint resolution decreeing that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November. The customary turkey dinner is a reminder of the wildfowl served in the Pilgrims celebration.

The Thanksgiving dinner is to be presented as it is a Hollywood set with all the decor, fancy dinnerware and trimmings, to make everyone feel what the Pilgrims did at their first Thanksgiving day.

Like me, probably you have a beautiful family, a prosperous business, good health, lot of marvellous humans who are our friends and relatives and received a lot of blessings for which you feel you have a great Life Style which deserve to be happy and gratefull for. It is a great time to count our blessings and remind ourselves of how much we have to be thankfull for.

Thanksgiving day is a great opportunity to make social networking really social. No matter where we are, let us join in a world wide Champagne tasting, to celebrate how great our relations are and how important they are for our development and wellbeing.

Giving thanks for the things we have received at the end of the harvest season, it is a noble way to show gratitude for what we are and what we have achieved. Gratitude is more than an emotion. It is the substance of a heart ready to give appreciation and involves a pleasant feeling for a favor or benefit from another one.

In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated the second Monday in October. Martin Frobisher held a formal ceremony in the year 1578, to give thanks for surviving his long journey to find a northern passage to the Orient. American refugees loyal to Great Britain after the American revolution, went to Canada and took the customs and practices of Thanksgiving to Canada.

On January 31, 1957 the Canadian Parliament proclaimed “A day of General thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed ….. to be observed on the second Monday in October”.

Of all the Thanksgiving symbols, the turkey has become the most well known. National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation dates back to the Lincoln administration. However, the current ceremony dates to 1947, when the first National Thanksgiving turkey was presented to president Harry Truman.

There are quite a few dishes to be served for Thanksgiving dinner: appetizers like , Apple bacon appetizer quiches, Cranberry pistachio pate, Creamie whipped Brie with cranberry sauce, Dried cherry cream cheese spread, Elegant crabmeat balls, Holiday cranberry spread , Party shrimps, Spinach shrimp dip. Soups like, Acorn squash soup, Hubbard squash soups, and more.

For the main courses to enjoy are, Crockpot stuffed turkey breast, Caramel apple salad, Festive cranberry salad, Praline sweet potatoes, The ultimate pumpkin pie, Pumpkin cheese cake, Roast turkey with apple –cider glaze and more.

Let´s enjoy Thanksgiving day and celebrate all blessings we received during this harvest time. This is family time. Let´s enjoy each other and give thanks for the blessings we received.

Thanksgiving is the GRATITUDE Holiday. Gratitude is extremely important for unleashing to yourself the prosperity, abundance, health and happiness you want and deserve.

From Cicero to Buddha, philosophers and spiritual leaders have celebrated Gratitude as a great power and most effective to achieve happiness, which is what we want. Gratitude gives us the opportunity to live in a positive mental state, which focus is on the things that brings YOU joy. Thanksgiving is the time to enjoy family and friends and for giving thanks for all the blessings we have and for having those marvellous beings we love and care for.

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Christmas: Tradition Of Love And Sharing

Are you ready for the Christmas holidays, with love, when relations, gifting and sharing are the feelings and joy of the season? Christmas is the time for joy, love and relations.

God bless you and give you the best Christmas ever. Let love, health, prosperity and abundance come to you in an ever increasing flow of blessings for you and those you love and care for.

Make this the best Holiday season ever. The Christmas miracle season, brings the movement of money which creates wealth, hope, love and friendship for everybody. Chocolate, flowers, books, toys, all the way up to diamonds, luxury cars, the cruise of your life, are welcome during this holiday season and ever.

From the gospel of Luke we can experience the wonder of the original Christmas story. Amongst the shepherds living out in the fields an Angel of the Lord appeared to them and the Glory of the Lord shone around them, to bring the world great news of joy for all the people.

The Angel announced the birth of a savior in the town of David. Christ the Lord has been born. Celebrating Christmas on December 25^th is a high point in the year. Since November, it is very difficult to forget that Christmas is coming. Colored lights, Christmas trees, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus are seen all over letting us know that Christmas is coming.

Santa Claus has become the human face of Christmas. Children are taught Santa will bring them toys and presents the night before Christmas. Christmas is a time of magic and excitement for children and adults alike. Santa is based on a real person, St Nicholas, a Christian leader from the 4^th century AD.

In the American colonies, Catholics, Anglicans, Dutch reformed and Lutherans approved Christmas celebrations, which began to adopt a joyful and often boisterous tradition from pagan cultures.

Charles Dikens, one of the giants of English literature gave life to Christmas by writing “A Christmas Carol”. Charles Dikens wrote from his own experience with his enormous warmth of feelings. Dickens was particularly successful at evoking the sights, sounds and smells of London. Charles Dikens novel “A Christmas Carol” popularized Christmas as a family event.

For various early cultures, December 25 was a significant date: Babilonians believed the son of the queen of heaven was born on December 25. Egyptians celebrated the birth of the fertility goddess Isis on December 25. Arabs believed that the moon was born on December 24.

Christmas is a great opportunity for us to treat friends, relatives and loved ones with great recipes. It is an awesome experience to share gourmet food, Christmas sugar cookies, Christmas berry mocha fudge, Christmas sour cream potato salad, chocolate brownie cookies, oyster stew, cranberry punch, traditional baked ham, Christmas bread and more.

Merry Christmas to you. Joy to the world, the Lord is coming. “Joy to the world with truth and grace”. Christmas is the most relevant celebration for western countries. Let´s have a Merry Christmas with friends, family and loved ones who join us around a table full of delicious food and drinks and with our hearts full of love, friendship and kindness.

As the ancient Magi or Wise men who came to visit Jesus: Melchior king of Arabia, who brought a casquet of gold, Caspar, king of Tarsus who brought myrrh in a gold mounted horn, and Balthasar king of Ethiopia, who brought frankincense in a censer, lets share abundance and prosperity with those we love and care for.

From the ancient Romans we received the decorated tree. During their Saturnalia winter festivals, they decorated trees with small pieces of metal, in honor of Saturn the God of agriculture. By the year 1531, Christmas trees were sold in Alsace, which at the time was a part of Germany. From Paradise, we received the apple tree, decorated with apples as a symbol of Adam and Eve feast on December 24.

Mark Carr brought trees to New York streets in 1851 and opened the first retail Christmas trees lot in the United States. Franklin Pierce was the first president to introduce Christmas trees in the White House.

All the traditions we received from all over the world and different branches of our ancestors, are here for us to enjoy during Christmas holidays with all those we love and care for. Let´s join around the Christmas tree, to share and enjoy the prosperity and abundance of wealth, health and love, as blessings from heaven for being persistent and for working to build a better Universe for us and all the marvelous humans who are doing everything possible for every citizen of the world to enjoy a better life style.

God bless you and all around you. Let Christmas be the best holiday ever and the beginning of higher and better achievements.

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Money: Higher Benchmarks To Achievement

Besides being an econometrics unit, money is mostly a symbol of achievement. Making the 
first million dollars is a defining moment of success for many entrepreneurs, ready to 
capitalize on winning ideas.

As per Kiyosaky´s rich father “True freedom is never possible without financial freedom”.
Benchmarking, is a process used in management in which organizations evaluate various 
aspects of their processes in relation to the best practice, usually within their own 
sector.

By looking at 2007 annual rankings Forbes 400 richest Americans, it it is very difficult
 to imagine a shaky american economy.

As per Forbes, the collective net worth of America´s plutocrats rose by $290 billions to 
$1.54 trillion, a new benchmark for successful people in America and the world.

Are you dreaming about living the good life as a millionaire? Entrepreneurs are keeping 
the pulse of what is hot in today´s marketplace. Entrepreneurs are the trends setters, 
pioneers who know that the sky is the limit. Opportunities are everywhere: baking, 
gardening, healthcare, weight loss, food and beverages, franchises. Says Eckert, "We're 
in for an exciting array of possibilities and real opportunities for people who are creative, 
innovative and have entrepreneurial sense."

For those with a maverick spirit, the exciting world of web 2.0 have turned the dot com 
industry on its head. Social networking, blogs, podcasts, wikis, RSS feeds, chat, forums, 
polls are the innovators tools to bring the end users the information and the applications 
needed to build content and build the new websites which are  based on sharing information 
and building networks of communication and information services. Information is a great 
market and an awesome source of opportunities.

The website is the new equalizer. The web is the only place where small business compete 
nation wide. Solve a problem or fill people´s needs and you are on your way to success. 
By solving market needs and conquering that niche is a good start for great results. 
There are many niches in which to start a profitable business: pet lovers, baby boomers 
and over weight people are niches whose needs open great opportunities for those of us who 
are able to keep our eyes wide open to opportunity.

Online marketing campaigns are using audio and video, which opens new windows to opportunity  
and success. Creative use of technology creates top producers and new markets for us to become 
real success stories. It is important to keep ourselves ahead of rapidly changing markets. There 
is always a trend going on, and whoever creates a trend and go ahead of the market ends  up 
being the winner.

Many of us have a constant desire to go ahead in life, personally or in our business careers. 
There are two areas we should keep an eye on: Marketing and product or business development. 
We are always developing. We develop ourselves, our products and our business. We want development 
because we want money. We want money to travel, invest, buy our dream car or dream house, explore 
opportunities and most of all, because we want freedom.

Life situations arise from images in our minds. Our dreams fears and aspirations are the basic 
reason for us to become real success stories and achieve the Life style we dream about and deserve. 
To achieve success and get the money needed for our financial freedom we have to understand that 
every dream might come true. There is no limit. Let´s start the process to achieve our dreams and 
let´s our dream life style become reality.

Age is no problem to become wealthy: 33 of the 400 richest men in America today are under 40 years 
of age. Location is no problem either. Forbes pinned down 948 billionaires around the world, including 
178 newcomers and 17 who returned to Forbes rankings after being absent for a year or more.
The age span of Forbes 400 starts at 33 years of age and $1.5 billion up to 98 years  and $3.6 billion.
Quality products and services, commitment and constant presence in the business and the community are
successful strategies. Product differentiation and fulfilment of consumer needs are also good strategies 
to become successful both online and off.

There is a  large segment of people who are creating a demand for  assistance, both medical and non medical: 
the baby boomers. Entertainment, communications and home business are open opportunities as they have to
 preserve their health and they need a constant income stream as an important segment of these people do 
not have a family to support them or they want to have their own income. 
For elderly and low income people as for upper levels of income earners, the benchmarks are higher and 
higher as they demand more and better services, opening new windows of opportunity. The plutocrats of 
America and the world are building their incomes by solving problems and giving solutions to the general 
public.

Knowledge is power. We have to build knowledge , as applied knowledge bring us business which bring us 
the income and economic freedom we are looking for when we build our business. To succeed online and 
off we need knowledge and determination to become real dream achievers.
We should work towards higher benchmarks, which are representative of our dreams and the levels of 
achievement we want for us. By solving problems and building solutions to peoples needs, we build our 
way to success and achievement. Act now, be persistent and be unique. We are rewarded in direct proportion 
to our uniqueness.

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